Weather-strip



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Tv. P. ASBURY.

8 WEATHER STRIP. 1 No. 376',846. y Patented Jan. 24,1888.

Q 'HozmeW/w UNITED STATES `PaTEiwr OFFICE.

THOMAS P. AsBUnY, or TLNGLEY, IOWA.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION formingl part of Letters Patent No. 376,846, dated January V24; 1888.

i Application tiled July 28,*1887. Serial No. 245,51'5. 1(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. AsBURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tingley, in the county of Ringgold and State ofv doors; and the objectof the invention is to provide aweather-strip which shall effectual-ly prevent theentering of driving rain, and yet at the same time to so construct the strip that the same can be readily taken up and removed when there isno sign of a storm.

I am aware that weather-strips have been heretofore constructed so as to be permanently attached to the'loweredge of the door; butin f many instances, especially in summer weather,

there are sometimes long periods during which it rains only occasionally, and when such is the case it is very desirableto have va strip capable of being removed from the door and put away until such time as needed, when in a few moments it can be replaced. In my invention I have endeavored to accomplish these ends and to also provide a strip whose construction is simple and inexpensive and not liable to get out of order.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a 'part of this specification, and on which similar V letters of reference indicateV the same orv corresponding features, Figure l represents a perspective view of a door and door-frame, showing my improved strip attached and the door in the act of being opened. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the door shut. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional View through the door and frame, taken on the line y y of Fig. l,

Fig. 4 is a detail view of weather-strips. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view showing the weather-strip, the water-proof material, andthe holding-plate.

The letter A designates the frame-work of a door, of the usual or any approved construction, the same consisting of uprights, one at either side, and transverse connecting-beams, one at the top and the other at the bottom, the latter one in this instance being provided with for the same purpose.

a sill, B, flush with the bottom of the .door

when the same is shut, and'slanting in both u directions therefrom; The side frame at its4 lower end, at a-point where itcomes in contact with the door, is cut away for a portion of its length, and over said cut-away or recesses is secured by Vnails or otherwise a metallic plate,'C, as more elearlyseen in Fig. 3, the object of which is to keep in place the fieXible water-proof material, D. This water-proof i material, D, may be made entirely of rubber or` of cloth covered with rubbeiyrthe latter preferred on account of its iiexibility, and it lextends beyond the door on the outside and is made somewhat wider than the frame on its I sides, so that the said sides or edges may beupturned and inserted in the plate E, which isheld in place by the metallic plate G, and on the inside of the door said water-proof material is secured to the strip H and by means'of theplate I. y. Eachend of the weather-strip is provide at that point where the door closes upon the in Fig. 4, the water-proof material being laid therein and the plate clamped upon it,the lug F of which is clearly' seen projecting under the key .G in Fig. 1.

The left-hand side-.of the plate shown in thel drawings (the same Vbeing the one which goes Y.

on the left-hand side ofthe door) is provided with a projecting lug, F, which is engaged or rather over which lits the'key G,'(show n in Fig. 1,)thus fastening the plate and strip in place.

held there On the other side of the dor-frame a similar; plate, E, havinga projection, F, is provided proof material, D, above described, is held in v place against this strip H by means of the said sheet-metal plate I, and,being somewhat longer than the plate, its ends J extend beyond-the point where said plate is cut away, and its extended ends are inserted between the edges of roo the plate E, and said plate E is then pushed same with a holdingplate,.E, as clearly seen l A the said waterproof material in proper posi-4 tion. The ends J of the Water-proof material projecting above the hinged sill are held on the one vend by the plate E, a'nd when the door is shut the free ends are pressed up closely around the edge of the door and prevent the entering of any water which might possibly come through between the door and doorfralne. l

The frame as shown in this instance is provided with a hook or stud, M, over which eX- y tends one end of a spiral spring, N, the other end being attached to the beam J. The object of thisI spring is to hold the strip up in an inclined position against the door when the same is shut, as shown in Fig. 2, and yet the spring is made sufficiently elastic to permit of its be ing easily opened, at which time the door depresses the otherwise held-up beam J' and readily passes over it. The jamb or side beams of the door ou the outside are provided with studs O on either side, beneath which iits a bar, P, the same being used for the purpose of tirinly holding down the water-proof material, D, so that the wind will not be able to up turn its outer end and allow the rain to get under it, and thus beat into the house.

Itis to be observed that I may, it' it be found desirable, provide each end ofthe strip H with a spring, N, and I have shown only one in this instance, as one will do the work on an ordinarysized door.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the door and the frame-work thereof, formed ou ils opposite lower inner edges with recesses, of a weatherstrip having holding-plates which are flexibly connected to the strip and fitted in said re- Y cesses, and a spring to elevate the strip.

2. The combination, with a door and the frame-work thereof, formed on its lower ends with recesses, of a wcather'strip having a sheet both directions and studs on the outside, of leXible water-proof material extending between the door and the sill and held on the outside in a fiat position bya longitudinal bar tting under the studs and fastened on the inside to the weather-strip, and having holdingplates which iit into the side frames of the door.

4. The combination, with the door and the l frame-work thereof, formed on its lower inner ends with recesses and provided with turningkeys, of a weather-strip having holding-plates which are ilexibly connected to the strip and iit in the said recesses and are securely held by the keys, and a spring attached to the frame-work and the strip and adapted to elevate the latter when the door is shut.

5. The combination, with a door and the frame-work thereof, formed on its lower ends with r .esses and provided with a turningkey, ol weather-strip having a flexible water-proof sheet attached thereto and holdingplates at either end of the sheet which tit in the said recesses and are securely held by the keys, and a spring attached to the framework and the strip and adapted to elevate the latter when the door is shut.

G. The combination, with a door and the frame-work thereof, having ystaples on either side of the door, of astrip having a sheet of flexible material attached thereto and pivot pins fitting within the staples, and a spring attached to the frame-work and the strip, so as to elevate the latter when the door isvshut.

-7. rlhe combination, with the door and the frame-work thereof, having staples on either side of the door and'having the lower inner ends of the janibs formed with recesses, of a weather strip having pivlotlpins fitting within the staples and a sheet of iiexible water-proof material attached thereto, provided with holding-platesA which iit within vthe recesses of the janibs, and a spring attached to the framework and the strip to elevate the latter when the door is shut.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS P. ASBURY.

WVitncsses:

GEO. Swain, J.' S. AVENELL. 

